Re: using libdvdread to get info about VOB files

Tue Jul 01 2003, Julian Mayer wrote:
> hello all
> does anyone know if it is possible to use libdvdread to get information 
> about VOB files (ripped from DVD to HD)? i tried it with the tools in 
> /src but they only operate on DVD-drives. 

They do work for mounted/copies also.
For example "./title_info /home/mayer/dvds/spiderman"
should give you some info regading the dvd located in that directory.
Note all the files form the VIDEO_TS catalog should be pressent and 
named as on the DVD.

Not the the information is not located in the VOB files but in the IFO
files.

> specifically i'm interested in the running time...

Either modify title_info to also print that, or use ifo_dump.
"./ifo_dump /home/mayer/dvds/spiderman 0 | more"

> if not, does anyone know if there is any other way to 
> (programmatically) obtain this information from HD-stored VOB-files?

As noted the information isn't in the VOB files... but libdvdread
works fine for dvd files stored on a HD.

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Håkan Hjort